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In May 2017, Cartoon Network USA, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation announced a new animated series called DC Super Hero Girls, today (22nd May 2018), DC Comics has released a image featuring the show’s main characters along with the show’s logo. The new animated series is due to premiere on Cartoon Network USA later this year. The brand new animated show originated from a YouTube short animation series which started in 2015 and is also based on the DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High special.

According to the newly released artwork, the new show will be having a completely different look compared to the animated shorts and the Super Hero High special that came before it, with a different art style and new character designs, this is because Emmy award–winning producer Lauren Faust is working on the show as a producer and character designer, she’s known for her work on Cartoon Network’s Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends and most recently Hasbro’s and DHX Media’s animated series – My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Sam Register – the president of Warner Bros’ Animation and creator of Cartoon Network’s Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi will be working on the show’s production team as executive producer.

The new series follows not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara better known by their superhero names Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl who attend a school for superheroes. While not at school, they’re protecting the city of Metropolis from some of the most fearsome school-aged supervillians of the DC Comics Universe. However, being a young superhero isn’t easy, especially as they have to balance their time between a social life, their families, their studies and saving the city. Apart from the fact the characters are superheroes, they’re still typical teenagers. Other characters from the DC Comics universe featured in the show include Bumblebee, Zatanna, Jessica Cruz (Green Lantern), Katana and Harley Quinn.

In this week’s episode of Cartoon Network’s series on YouTube – Cartoon Network This Week, Philip Solomon – the voice of Craig from Craig of the Creek invites Cartoon Network This Week’s presenter – Sam to a recording session at Cartoon Network Studios. On the way to the studio they sing a rendition of the Craig of the Creek theme song, and Philip talks about on how he prepares for his voice recording sessions and what he likes about voice acting.

Meanwhile, Rupert The Seal checks out the CN Sayin’ app to see what viewers have been saying about Craig of the Creek and what their favourite moments in recent new episodes, Rupert also imagines what life would be like if he had legs. In next week’s episode, Sam will be meeting Greg Cipes – the voice of Beast Boy in Teen Titans Go! and the original Teen Titans series.

ThunderCats Revived For Another Animated Series, Will Air On Cartoon Network USA In 2019

According to an exclusive article from Entertainment Weekly, Warner Bros. Animation has revived the ThunderCats franchise for another animated series called “ThunderCats Roar”, the new show will debut on Cartoon Network USA sometime in 2019.

ThunderCats was originally an animated action show that aired between 1985 and 1989, the show was revived for one season in 2011 which also aired on Cartoon Network. The original series followed the adventures of Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Snarf, and WilyKit and WilyKat, their kingdom – Thundera was destroyed by the evil sorcerer Mumm-Ra, banded together as the ThunderCats and now living in their new home – Third Earth – it’s their mission to stop Mumm-Ra from becoming the most powerful being in the universe.

ThunderCats Roar promises to respect the original series, but also adding an element of comedy to the mix. Victor Courtright, the creator of Cartoon Network’s animated shorts series – Get ’em Tommy will be producing the new series, he also grew up watching the original series.

When asked about the new ThunderCats Roar series, producer Victor Courtright said:

“I think the world that they built lends itself really well to comedy because of how silly and crazy and outlandish those ideas are and some of those settings are. But at the same time, it wouldn’t be ThunderCats if it didn’t have super cool action elements because that’s what people came back to. It’s very much something that we want to lean on. So with the new show, we’re not walking away from the action in any bit. Every step we take towards comedy, we take two more towards really cool action scenes and explosions and lasers and actions effects.”

The official tagline of the new ThunderCats Roar series:

“Staying true to the premise of the original series, Lion-O and the ThunderCats — Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Wilykat, and Wilykit — barely escape the sudden destruction of their home world, Thundera, only to crash land on the mysterious and exotic planet of Third Earth. Lion-O, the newly appointed Lord of the ThunderCats, attempts to lead the team as they make this planet their new home. A bizarre host of creatures and villains stand in their way, including the evil Mumm-Ra, Third Earth’s wicked ruler who will let nothing, including the ThunderCats, stop his tyrannical reign over the planet.”

A behind-the-scenes video with show producer – Victor Courtright and his team can be seen on the Entertainment Weekly article or the embedded video below, along with some show art, storyboards and a clip from the show, Lion-O also gives a warm welcome to those who ain’t familiar with the series.